Anthony Fauci
Anthony FauciThe tourism industry is preparing for the disappointment of Christmas Fauci urges people to wear masks even if family members get vaccinated Fauci tells the children: “I vaccinated Santa Claus myself”, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said on Monday it would not recommend suspending flights to the UK for a more infectious coronavirus strain detected in the south of England.
The United States should “no doubt keep an eye on it,” but “we don’t want to overreact,” Fauci told CNN.
“Follow him carefully, but don’t react too much to him,” he added.
Adm. Brett Giroir, the White House coronavirus tester, also told CNN that travel restrictions arose during a late Sunday discussion with the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Robert Redfield
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“I think we are waiting for CDC recommendations. Last night, we talked to Dr. RedfieldRobert Redfield Fauci warns against “overreacting” to new strain, recommends UK flight ban Quotations from the Random Commission, CDC documents Redfield CDC committee recommends 75-year-olds, key frontline workers be next in line for the vaccine., there was no recommendation for this. Again, we receive more information every hour. I think that, as we have done and must do, we must listen to the best experts, “Giroir said on Monday morning.
Asked later if there were any restrictions on the table, Giroir replied: “I think anything is possible. We just need to put everything on the table, have an open scientific discussion and make the best recommendation.”
Fauci and Giroir’s comments come as many European nations have announced restrictions on travel to and from the UK, given the new strain. Other countries that impose restrictions or bans include Argentina, France, Canada, Ireland, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Estonia, Poland, Norway, Turkey and Latvia.
The Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo
Andrew CuomoBirx traveled on Thanksgiving weekend after warning Americans to limit holidays to New York households, which protect fast food workers from being fired for no good reason. The agreement will include lower incentive controls, unemployment assistance Biden, Powell praises progress toward a MORE agreement (D) and the mayor of New York Bill de Blasio
Bill de BlasioVaccination is not a complete answer to the COVID-19 investigation in New York, according to which the NYPD used excessive force during George Floyd’s protests. (D) both have asked the federal government to ban travel from the UK as well.
“Why don’t we act smart for change?” Cuomo asked during a press briefing on Monday, echoing a previous statement from his office. “Why don’t we mandate testing before people take off or stop flights in the UK now? Many other countries have done this. “